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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">Association to Preserve Cape Cod: Cyanobacteria Internship Positions – Summer 2022</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">The Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC) seeks to fill multiple internship positions to assist staff with our
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">APCC is offering positions covering two separate timelines. One position begins in mid-May and ends in mid-November and a second position begins in mid-May and ends in late August.
These are paid internships with no benefits. The typical work schedule is a 37.5-hour work week over 4-5 days per week with an additional 30 min lunch break each day. Housing is not provided.
<b>Only candidates that have their own vehicle and driver's license will be considered.</b> Often the work will require the intern traveling to and from ponds across the Cape to collect water samples.
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">Interested applicants should email a cover letter and a resume to Kevin Johnson at
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in the cover letter.</span></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">APCC’s cyanobacteria monitoring program is a Cape-wide initiative to collect and analyze monitoring data on cyanobacteria in freshwater ponds on Cape Cod, and to communicate results
to stakeholders and local officials. For the 2022 season (May – November), APCC is partnering with organizations and local officials to monitor ponds in each of the 15 towns on Cape Cod, with a target of 160 ponds monitored across the region.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">Intern tasks will include the following:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Travelling by car, on foot, and by boat to sampling locations on freshwater ponds on Cape Cod.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Collecting field data and water samples and transporting samples to APCC’s headquarters in Dennis for processing.</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; line-height: 105%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;color:black; margin-left:0in; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Processing samples in APCC’s lab, including sample separation and microscopy.</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; line-height: 105%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;color:black; margin-left:0in; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Using a fluorometer to measure cyanobacteria and algal pigments.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Recording field and lab data and quality control measures using MS Excel.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Assisting researchers in the field with cutting edge studies on cyanobacteria using Cape Cod ponds as model systems.</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; line-height: 105%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;color:black; margin-left:0in; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Assisting APCC staff with coordination and communication with volunteers and program partners to collect and process samples as described above.</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.5in; line-height: 105%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;color:black; margin-left:0in; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Assisting APCC staff with development of outreach and informational materials including brochures, information sheets, and reports, to summarize and communicate information and data to the
community and project partners and to provide immediate updates on potential and active cyanobacteria blooms.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">APCC seeks intern applicants with some or all of the following skills, training and/or experience:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Water quality monitoring, especially related to cyanobacteria, algae and/or nutrient cycling in freshwater ponds.</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; line-height: 105%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;color:black; margin-left:0in; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Understanding of the field of Limnology: the study of inland waters.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Coursework in Limnology, Biology, Ecology, Chemistry and/or other sciences related to aquatic systems.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Experience with microscopes.</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; line-height: 105%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;color:black; margin-left:0in; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Use of Excel or other software to organize and analyze data.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ability to follow defined procedures for sampling, processing and analysis, and to carry out complex laboratory procedures.</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; line-height: 105%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;color:black; margin-left:0in; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Statistical analysis of environmental monitoring data.</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; line-height: 105%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;color:black; margin-left:0in; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Familiarity with Cape Cod’s geology, geography, natural history and environment.</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; line-height: 105%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;color:black; margin-left:0in; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Comfort and safety on, in, and around water including boating, swimming, wading, etc.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Experience with GIS.</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.5in; line-height: 105%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;color:black; margin-left:0in; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, and experience in preparing clear written reports in MS Word or other word processing software.
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">Safety Note</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">: This position will require working in close proximity to and with potential
exposure to toxin-producing cyanobacteria that may be present in ponds. While mild human exposure generally results in little or no reaction, there is potential for health impacts ranging from mild irritation from skin contact to severe illness and death associated
with ingestion of water containing cyanotoxins. By taking proper safety precautions, we do not expect or foresee any negative health impacts from participation in this monitoring program, but all participants should be aware of the potential risks in order
to make personal decisions about their level of participation. APCC staff will provide the intern with training in measures to avoid or minimize contact with cyanobacteria while sampling and processing samples. Interns and staff are expected to observe these
measures.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">COVID-19 precautions: APCC</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black"> takes steps to protect the health and well-being of its
staff. All APCC staff are expected to follow federal, state, and local guidelines and requirements for safe work whether in the field or in the lab, including social distancing, use of face coverings, washing and sanitizing hands, and other measures to avoid
the potential for contracting or spreading COVID-19. All staff are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted by the start of the program, following APCC employment protocols.</span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif; color:#2E74B5">Association to Preserve Cape Cod
</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif"><a href="https://apcc.org/">APCC.org</a> 508-619-3185 ext 7<span style="color:#2E74B5"></span></span></p>
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